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laptop won't load windows

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  • pc10
    pc10 Posts: 368 Forumite
    If i eject the cd with the iso files on it then that will get rid of them yes?

    Then reboot and have a look for what you said?
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    pc10 wrote:
    If i eject the cd with the iso files on it then that will get rid of them yes?

    Then reboot and have a look for what you said?


    It wont ruin the disc or files if you eject the CD now after that, just press the power button for 8 seconds, wait 2mins then restart as normal.
  • pc10
    pc10 Posts: 368 Forumite
    Have done that and under DEVICE INFO it tells me the primary hard drive is 80GB.

    What do you reckon?

    Thank you so much for your help :)
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    pc10 wrote:
    Have done that and under DEVICE INFO it tells me the primary hard drive is 80GB.

    What do you reckon?

    Thank you so much for your help :)

    Is that via Bios? you maybe getting a false reading (maybe)
  • pc10
    pc10 Posts: 368 Forumite
    I pressed F2 when I started up the PC so I think thats bios?

    HOw would I know?

    Earlier on today when I was able to get in under safe mode everything was there but now I can't get in with safe mode to see anything.
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    Ok BIOS is a very basic screen like this, (F2 or Del)

    Similar to the below picture.

    bios1.jpg
  • pc10
    pc10 Posts: 368 Forumite
    F2 brings up a different looking page but allows me to look at various settings such as order of boot device.

    If I press F12 I can get to BIOS setupwhich brings me to the same page as F2.

    I have been to the BIOS page you showed on this PC so perhaps its a Dell thing that it looks different with them?
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    pc10 wrote:
    F2 brings up a different looking page but allows me to look at various settings such as order of boot device.

    If I press F12 I can get to BIOS setupwhich brings me to the same page as F2.

    I have been to the BIOS page you showed on this PC so perhaps its a Dell thing that it looks different with them?

    Thats cool, can you see the HDD size at all, have a look aruond :)
  • pc10
    pc10 Posts: 368 Forumite
    yes all it tells me though is that the primary hard drive is 80GB.

    when I had ubuntu on it 'saw' the hard drive and stated is was 71.5 GB or thereabouts free.
    Just couldnt actually get into it!
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    pc10 wrote:
    yes all it tells me though is that the primary hard drive is 80GB.

    when I had ubuntu on it 'saw' the hard drive and stated is was 71.5 GB or thereabouts free.
    Just couldnt actually get into it!

    Mmm a bit Odd, I would wait for someone else to have a go as im all outta ideas. :beer:
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